ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hurray, it's here, it's here, one of the best days of the year! Happy St. Pattricks Day! This is one of my favorite holidays of the whole year. You drink beer and eat corned beef and cabbage(which I have cooking). I haven't posted anything in a while because I've been working on my house. We sanded and restained the floor in the master bedroom. What a pain in the ASS! But it does look good, we went from from kind of a honey gold to a rich mahogeny color. I really like it. Amber's dad found us an area rug in Gourdmans that is relly nice. It will go perfect with our bedroom stuff when we move in. Well, got food cooking and beer to drink! Later.

Guess what?

I bought a new bed last week. No more knees to the ribs for this guy, or smacks to the face. I hope anyway. Instead of a queen we now own a king size! HURRAY!! I'm looking forward to it, maybe getting a good nights sleep for a change. I don't know why but I haven't been sleeping real good lately. Which is strange cause useually I can sleep anywhere.

It was nice while it lasted, the weather. Monday we found out we had some emergancy surveys to do, also that my bloodpressure medication was going to be upped in doseage. Go figure. Tuesday Denis and I go survey and Wednesday also. Thursday we find out that the survey we did on Tuesday we didn't need to do at all. Tuesday and Wednesday were not nice weather conditions or road conditions and the stupid fucks made us go out anyway. And now we find out for nothing. I really hate stupid people sometimes. I say sometimes because every once in awhile the dumb fucks make me laugh, like when they fall in the parking lot.

Oh well, back to work.

All Right Already

Since Karissa continues to let me know what month it is I figured I better type up an update. Work this year has been HELL!!! The good news is winter is here and I'm back in the office for a while and can actually update some stuff like this. For the most part our White Topping project is done, I believe all that is left is the seeding of the ditches. For those that don't know what White Topping is it is kind of of like doing an Asphalt paving job like a thin lift only with concrete and a hell of alot more labor intensive. Personally I don't think it is very cost effective, but I'm not quallified to say that(meaning if your not an Engineer, nobody cares what you think). It's the first time the state has tried this type of construction (and hopefully the last in our distrct) so none of us really knew what to expect.

Amber and I are still together, yes she still puts up with me. I'm in the process of buying a house. I think thats going ok, not sure never bought one before. Dad says its going ok so it must be. My birthday weekend was a good time, strange weekend though. Friday Amber and I went to the Souix Hockey game and watched them kick so ASS. They beat cornell college 7 to 3. Amber had a great time it being her first live game instead of watching it on tv. Saturday the Souix lost I believe it was 3 to 1 to the same team(glad I didn't go to that game). We went out to dads to visit and have supper and pie. My niece Emmy made me a couple pies for my birthday instead of cake, I like pie better and they were excellent. Found out my little brother Doug ditched out on me to go to a concert in Fargo, thats all right though, I would have too if I could have afforded it and there was a concert I really wanted to see. My friends wouldn't stop calling that night anyway, and instead of staying home and having a quiet evening with Amber we caved in and went to the bar. We got completly pissed, I don't remember driving that night or passing out in the hallway. Woke up the next morning hungover but not to bad, and in bed. Don't remember that either. Amber was sooo sick. Puked all day. She didn't get out of bed until I got home at 5 that night. And that was just to lay down on the couch. She says she didn't feel 100% herself again until the following Wednesday. Talked to Doug on Sunday and goofed off with Isabella for a little bit. I don't know just the way the whole weekend played out was just strange. Well thats all I'm going to say for now, Doug still has to bring a movie to take my crown for the worst movie ever. Yes I am still challenging you! Probably won't have any new stuff to bitch about until January. I wrote all of this just for Karissa. She has my calader and won't give it back.
LATER~

Is it June?

Seriously, is it June? Its cold, rainy and just sucks so far. I think march was the last time I posted anything. Devils Run was cool, Ambers dad took first in the burn outs. I love old cars, wish I had a shop to work on my car in. That would help alot, with fixing Ambers car as well. Yup, the motor is locked up and a new one is $800.00. Hopfully in July I will have the money to fix that. Thank god for Jon and Clint. They figured out what was wrong with my bike, the timing advance wieghts behind the points. Jon said there was no way I could have fixed that on the side of the road without knowing what they were. I'm still learning, I want to go through the top end this winter if Jon will help me.

The Fury is running good? It makes funny noises sometimes. I really need to work on it more than I do. But we need two vehicles so until I get the saturn fixed the Fury will have to wait.

Gotta go back to work, the boss is ragging on me.

Its been awhile since I wrote anything. Whats going on, I'll tell you. I pretty much live with Amber. Haven't stayed at home since I met her. I like being with her. She is still driving my truck because we cant afford a motor for her car yet. So I'm driving the Fury. Yup, old and reliable. Last Friday Mikey and I put a new steering wheel in that I got off of eBay. We were going to put a cd player in but had some mounting issues in the dash. I think I got that figured out so I'll try it again tomarrow.

Snow is finally starting give way and grass is visible! Hurray! I'm sick of winter, and don't want to snowmobile any more this year. Not that I did alot of that anyway. I'm ready for spring and summer and getting out on the bike and fourwheeler and riding. I think we are going to try and hit Texas this year. Not sure but I think we are going to try for Labor day weekend again. Amber is going to California with her family, and I know I can't get off work to go with her.

Deer sausage

Well, its been awhile since I posted anything. Been kind of busy lately. Working, making deer sausage, getting a girl friend. Yes, thats right, the deer sausage is done! Ha! Okay okay, I found a girl who actually puts up with me. For how long I don't know. But I really like her and have fun hanging out with her so I'll enjoy it as long as she wants me around. I might head to GF this weekend for something to do. I don't want to type anymore so see ya later.

birthday, badmovie, buddy gone

Last night we went to the movies, seen most of Cloverfield. Then we left about an hour into it. The story line and everything was right on and it would be a good movie if not for the way it was filmed. It was one guy with a hand held camera, like The Blair Witch Project. We started getting nausia right away and suffered for an hour before we said enough. Other than that I think it would have been good. Doug usually does the movie reviews and I don't think he has seen it yet.

Last Saturday we were in Fargo to send off my buddie Matt. He's going to Iraq with the 191st MP unit. I'm kind of bummed, we've known each other since the Eighth grade. Is this war ever going to be over. I'm bummed, I can't imagine how his mom or his girlfriend feel. As long as he comes home safe thats all that matters. None of the other guys will take the long trips on the bike with me. I miss my friend already.

"Oh my doug, its dougs birthday this weekend!"I bought him something but I don't think he will like it so I got to order him something else that wont be here on time. Oh well, its an excuss for me to go to GF. He is not the easiest person to shop for, Doug damn it. Especially when you want to get him something he likes. Or can at least appreciate. He has excentric taste which makes it fun, normally I don't go looking for some of this stuff. If you read this and you know Doug, when you see him feel free to have everyone line up and give him his birthday spankings. Please don't hold back. I know he'll appreciate it.

December

Yup. Its Christmas time again, spend all your money and go into debt. I'm almost done, just got mom left. She's always the hardest to shop for, I'm not into the same things she is so I have no idea what to get her. The weekend of the 15th the boys and I went snowmobiling up in the Pembina Gorge by Olga. Fourteen hours of straight riding! Ouch! Was sore for a couple days but what the hell. Price you pay for having fun. Work is dull, done a couple seal coat typicals on the computer. Other then that nothing really going on. The 29th the boys and I are heading back north snowmobiling. Can't ride my Harley got ride something. If you read this Doug you could probably bring any one of those movies with you one time and take the title from me. Maybe? That is unless your scared and don't want to embarrass yourself. Yes that is a challenge Sniket! Do your worst! Please, I'm bored and need something to do like torture dad with horrible movies.

Been Awhile

It's been awhile since I posted anything. Been busy. I was given another job to do for the Minot District. A survey on a wooden bridge which was pretty cool. I got to use my GPS equipment and see the out come on the computer. With everything that makes your life easier, there are two things that make it harder. I'm not going to whine about those, just grin and bare it. The survey is done, just sending it in now.
November 9th was a holiday as far as I'm concerned. Opening day of Deer season. I shot 2 that day. The rest of the weekend we didn't see anything. Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of the season would be the same. I took the fallowing week I took off from work to go hunting and do other things, like get a new tattoo. It was a great week.
MONDAY: I got my new tattoo at Dead Rockstar in Fargo. A rendition of our family crest, which turned out sweet. Very professional, clean environment. By the way Doug, Brice said hi.
TUESDAY:nothing
WEDNESDAY:nothing
THURSDAY: My buddy Denis and I went hunting again. I shot my buck and he got a nice doe.
FRIDAY: Same as Thursday only Denis shot the buck and a doe and I shot a doe. Denis and I have all our tags filled now.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: We went to help my brother-in-law Brian. Denis and his son didn't come out on Sunday. My niece Emberly came hunting on Sunday for the first time. I made her shoot my SKS, it's not a big round so it don't kick. She was still scared so I had to hold it while she pulled the trigger.
Went hunting with Jack and Brian on Thanksgiving, I shot a doe for Brian. Jack and I go out again on Friday and each shoot a deer.
That's pretty much brings us up to present. I'm going to start processing my deer meat this weekend. Still haven't worked on my Harley. Someday. Doug, I've got those pics you asked for.

Bugger!

I've beeh working evey day for the last two weeks, and I mean every day. Not this weekend! My little bro and his family are coming home this weekend to visit. Hopefully he will remember to bring the printer. If not, oh well. I spent the last week in Minot working, Bugger! I go back next week on Tuesday. We are helping them do their cross sectioning of the highway they redid this year. Not hard work, just tedious. Especially when you got ten miles of it. So we are going to help, it goes faster with the GPS. We'll have one base station and two rovers going so it should go pretty fast.
My harley is still broke down. Bugger it all to hell and back again. I have not even had a chance to look at it. Soon I shouild be working on it, I hope.

As soon as I can!!

I will post the pics from the trip Matt and I took to the west coast as soon as I get a scanner (hint hint Doug). It was as awesome ride. Over six hundred miles of curves, perfect weather, and a good buddy to ride with. Best idea I had in a long time. That's the way it works, I have the idea to go. Matt plans the rout, and we pick a time and go. This spring I think we are going to Texas. Why? Because its there. I post more info on that ride and the one we just did later. I gotta go tare down a house right now.

Good times had by all!!

Well I didn't go to Sturgis, but friends of mine did. They had a blast which is good, they deserve it. They got back last Friday night and stopped by the bar. Clint broke his bike about Buffalo SD. So they rented a Uhaul and trailered the bikes the rest of the way home. Clint and Jaeger and Crystall all got new tattoos.
Another event I could not afford was the Reverend Horton Heat in Fargo. My brother doug went with friends of his and had a really good time by sound of it. I just could not afford to spend the weekend in Fargo. Not with fixing on my Harley to get ready for the hell ride Matt has got in store for us.
But I did go see Jackal play in New Rockford this weekend. We missed the opening act (a one man band, and from what I'm told the guy was blind) cause we were in the bar. Next on was Seventh Seal. I probably spelt the name wrong, oh well. They were pretty good. I would go see them again. Then the main event of the evening, Jackal came on. I was maybe three people from the stage. They sounded great. It was kind of like a club concert, a more close nit atmosphere. Damn good time, I know because I can barely talk from singing along with all the songs. It's getting better now. After the concert we went to an after party at cool little place, I'm not sure they want the name of it out so I won't say where. We left there with one extra passenger. Ryan was left there by his buddies so we gave him a ride home. A little out of our way but I ain't going to leave a friend hanging like that. Neither would Mandy which is good cause she ended up driving us home. I couldn't stay awake. All home safe and sound and every one a good time. Now we can relax from the weekend.

New Plan

Ponch and myself have a new plan. Since we could not make Sturgis, we are thinking of trying to make it to the west coast in two days. Its about 1540 miles by the rout Ponch picked out. It ends up being about 800 miles per day. That's going to be some hard riding! What the hell though, right. You only live once and that's the only ocean bordering the states that I have yet to see. We may have a third for our little adventure, our buddy Cort may come with. We don't have all the details worked out yet, so there will be another post with more info. Till then, Ride Hard, Live Loud, Fuck Often, and The Hell With Em If They Can't Take A Joke!!

*&^*%^(

Catchy title huh. It's not really appropriate to put what I want to say up there. My buddies Denis, Jen, Clint, and Crystal are leaving for Sturgis in about two hours here. I can't afford to go. Chris and Christina are leaving on sunday. I'm going to stay home and get drunk. Another friend of mine, Mandy, got us free tickets to the races on Saturday nite. So the weekend is not a total loss. I have not gotten the honda home yet. The weekend my brother was home was not really working for either of us I think. This weekend though I'm bringing it home. Other than the races, I've got nothing better to do. Finally starting to get some overtime, make a little extra cash. Other than being frustrated about Stugis, things are starting to go a little better. Next time Doug comes home I'll have the bike ready for him. As soon as I can find training wheels big enough for a motorcycle.

Summer Time Blues

Everyone knows (at least everyone I kow) what its like to be flat broke. Thats where I'm at right now. Good thing I have a bar tab. I don't know what I did with my money, but it went quick. Always does. I was going to Sturgis this year, don't think so now. I could still go but what fun am I going to have with no money. Oh well, there is always next year. At least I can still ride around here, plus it's alot cheaper on gas than my pickup.
Doug is showing some interest in learning to ride again. I'll have to get the honda back from Mike and work on it a little. Mabey next time dougs home for a visit I can have him ride around the yard again and get a feel for it. Probably sneak him out of the yard for a little cruise if he's up to it. Have to wait and see.

Open Road

My bike is finally done. It runs great, shifts good. What the hell am I doing here? Going for a ride. Maybe I'll write something else when we get another rain day. Later.

Loyalty

You got this group of buddies you hang out with and trust. I'm not talking average acquaintances either, but true friends. At least that's what I thought until this weekend. As it turns out, one of the boys is not happy, and instead of talking to us about it he goes and says how much we don't respect him and how we don't treat him as an equal to others. Well maybe if he didn't act like such a little bitch all the fucking time we would treat him better. I mean this punk says hes your friend and then when you need him he's to busy or its to cold out to start his vehicle or some pussy ass excuse like that. I thought friends were suppose to look out for each other. This little fuck looks out for himself and no one else. I know how all this sounds and I really don't care, I'm really pissed off at the bastard. If we treat him so badly why the hell does he hang out with us? Why didn't he talk to us about it? Oh wait, I know. He's a puke. NO loyalty what so ever. To any one reading this, choose your friends carefully. You don't want to get stuck with a chump like this!

S#$%*T

I am a little upset with myself. I've had my parts for my harley for about a week and have yet to even look at my bike. Yeah I've been sick or helping my buddies with thier bikes. Today I'm going to work on mine and if any one calls asking for help with something they are just outta luck. The colds I had were nasty enough to put me down for a couple days. Last week ended with a chest cold and sinus infection, this week it added some unpleasant stomach problems and I missed a day of work. I hope no one else gets this. It was horrible. I say was because today I feel pretty damn good. I am still waiting for my little bro to help me put some pics on here. He got puddled on saturday, so did his girlfriend. Which is cool, they deserve to go out and have some fun once in a while.
Saturday was not a good night for me. My brother and his friends were great, always are. But the other people I was with, nothing but drama. First there was a fight at the bar I hang out in. I had to bring one of the regulars up to the emergancy room to get stitches. Then after I got him home another friend of mine was having issues so to speak. Damn near had a street fight going before we got every body to leave. Everthing was okay for about an hour than she had to go talk to her ex at another bar and proceded to start fighting with him. Overall not a good night at all. I should have just went to hang out with my brother and his friends. Mine are all nuts.

I'm Lost

I really have no idea what the hell is going on. I might end up in Grand Forks for a couple weeks, or I'll wander around here. It really dosn' t matter. I get paid either way, it would just be nice to know for sure so I could plan something. Still restricted to fourty hours a week. It will be that way until the first of July, mabey longer. So I put in four ten hour days. I also am picking up a night or two at the bar for extra cash. My younger brother has told me about a movie "Six String Samuri". If he would ever bring it with him when he comes to visit I might get to see it. Then again Doug your the only one who reads this so bring the damn movie with you next time you come down. I don't really have anything else to say at this point. It might be awhile before I post anything again.

Outside

Finally we get to work outside again!! I hate being in the office. The only bad part is the lagoon is thawing too. That lovely aroma that lets you your in DL. Its like a huge slap in the face first thing in the morning. One would think there is an additive or chemical or something that could help deminish the smell. At least the weather is nice. Some rain could help the lawn. Most of my friends have been riding up a storm, dirty S.O.B.s . Mine is still in peices. Not happy about that. My buddy Cletis came over on sat. and watched a movie my brother left. Dad watched it too, which I think he regrets. I thought it was funnier than hell. You could tell they made it stupid on purpose. That might be what diquallifies it from our little contest.